The Dickinson press., 1887-12-10
IN I.0NDON HOTELS.
NO GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE
SYSTEM FOR YEARS.


H;sbit"al car"lc>>nc>s of the scullion
At the Seaside.
The hotel system in this country is very
solemn. You callilnt hurry ANYBODY II
y"" drop Your key at the hotel it may bc al,
h"Hr before You will recover it. 1t is like
the diving bell operation. The more YOU
cnJoln these solemn personagcs the more
they lose either their presence of mind OF
their method. AS tn the method, they have
but little In the first place. they do not
IFS" TIL ahnu; or after . o'clock in the MORN
mg' although nature shines upon their island
about o'clock. Active minded Yankees.
who feel the morning shine, rise and cxpcct
I" get even with the country They find that
they cannot buy pill or seidlitz powder or
'in oyster. The Brton rises as Incomes him
about . O'Clock or 10 o'rlock-and is then
somewhat unrestc,l if Il call is made upon his
avarice
am stopping here i'll a hotel which is sup
ro'''! I" be the perfection of recent civiliza-
ti"n. 1t is built of white bricks on til, i'll
l''e and stone cxteriorlv There is moro
style aint method about it than is required of
Il country house. You come in at the front;
door and observe IL man covered over with
gildcd uniform. You advance toward two
or three offices near tho front door. Ii YOU
strike the wrong Office they march You to
aud fro. You arc requested to register
About six OF these minor Offices are kept IN
toward the front. In the course of time you
learn TN" regimen, but if you are blunt or
dull You may he for week kept sailing be-
tween ".iicr :ltlmhcr one AMI office number
S'Ntn When Noa come down from your
room N"'I drop vour key through IL hole into
Il s'rt of a vat Ii they neglect, us they often
DO TO fish Nour key out of the vat You may
he ten or fifteen minutes recovering your way
lliin your room.
Af THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
When You 8" to breakfast you are required
To give Your number, which has been prcyi.
"li>lv colhe'l To you on littlc round ticket
"rr'eck. You present yourself. and in about
'hrr' minutes are required tu sign schedule
~ 10 Your place of abode They bring YOU
Il htl!' Nl"''r of fish about two inches by
il'ry" inches When you have done with this
'A,N possibly bring You II second piece.
Fi'irula'" daring the present week that every
heal which cost me from four shilings to
seven ahllilnSs cost tho house about onc-half
shilling at TIL" very highest. The hotel svs-
tenn h"r" has changed, ;l+ they suppose, for
III" itttci'. and vet We would think in Amcr-
ira that it lad hardly changed at all. Let
ma give Nos an example of the contrast.
fIi'""h ~ twenty years ago tl. I.anglam
l"rl was supposed TO hc tllc finest in London;
II was placed near the American minister's
residence; it was built of brick. and was a
very large and extensive building. They
mace IL state and offensive and exclusive If
N"" Z" I" the hotel You SEQ II man in uniform
pain'lin!5 rfore it,; his business is To observe
whether you are fit to come into the holy Of
i;'''c'. You pass through tho portal, and
theie is perhaps second sergeant ut arms
thcfc U" look out for your character When
You get within the hotel Incomes ycry cx-
p'nSlv", containing srvcia! kinds of bureaus
containing railroad tickets, ncwspapers and
what not
You finally go up TO n littl" Office. which is
perhaps supported by a boy He assigns you
4" ronn. Most OF tho cllambernai,ls re-
rcivc about t15 a year or So. They are
obliged Ia enter into articles; of contract to
Stay out their year II need not he limited at
mat portion of them are ollivious of tho
$''Hrnlh commandment. When you go down
Ia the breakfast or dining room you find that
almost every one there is II German lIo
En"ws about enough English To give YOU
quest to maize pertaining to your room or
Noul friend he shruss his shoulders and in
ai>t' upon feeding you. He is as a Sioux In
diam in Great Britain. These Gc,mais to tho
Eunhrr of hundreds of thousands are over
running England and though the English
dislike tn" lnxialpostion they seem tp b" cn-
tli''IS incapable Of changing their methods
The s"iemliity "f the British hotel is cquivn-
lent To uu ',t,lrIuuit.v ,if :, thnr,.I
y CARELESS scuLLroS.
This lnMnillg | went to tho office and
asked i"r my key The sculIinn thcrc sail
that Ii Wiz not on it, hook. and would look
for it III" then began to fish for it aluont.
about fifty keys in u hole underneath the
ii''" sc had dropped nur KEYS. IIavin.
fH'l'n.' all 'i7' keys oh, he ,, it was
i"'i lii't". llr 'G!,i overlooked il in the null
'ilicity al I;cys Had he attended to his
'alsil"5', "Ht';',' o!.c of tosc kcy, would have
y IN hnii,s q: iis place the moment it was
h:''iH"l. Tatn their s.stcin will never stand
iir pressure AID criticism uf modern civili-
Znt!"H t"tl enter th" huge dining room of
1i'o l''Arl A,;ropol" and find a series of pl-
i1r, IN Tin li;'i!l'. of ;llc lrom These pillars
az .il ils ,ii, tt!lieccssary aNd they sep
;ua'r lo'i,i. WHO ca; from other pcnDl. who
go. i'n arc told that fnl. u certain amount
o. none .y":! shall bav" so many dishes
Inc bring y"u the first dish. and it is about
plis and . linlt To two ounces in weight. If
l"li submit i!.is is all you will get of the first
'sl'!i II you ai'" an Independent person YOU
vii! demand second portion of th. dish.
ih"N Yield without renlonstrancc Then
"i"''' h"u ro'.le for tli. second part of the
'a' 'nlit''st N"r get a little piece about two or
'i'r ilir'l"'. II You tell the man to take
!.''t ba''h r"! bring You something reason
;.' 4" '..' Ii" Kill obe" li.;t. n calf IL YOU
'' l'i!i' i''ii VIII get no more for breakfast
" Tin" l.nl"i!an hotel you ring n bell for
'oi!"tillng ~ i'ic way of refreshments; sn,n.
i'no- II man viii conc in and sometimes he
":Ii i''';. N"a wonder where the center of
'f7' iH'.s"s Is who conducts them: who is
''l'"iis''i'- for tn"li. As far as the chamber.
t""'H :iI't i.por element 20 they arc very
: "A ;';t "nfied 70, but il you 60 to the main
,;i!rc so" ar'. KEEP; in state OF apprehension
whether you have Il right to ask :
or anything or not, On my way to London
~'",tse: nj Brighton for almost n week.
,N"i'} '''i,' took my SEA bath. Every nisbt
ri''ii 'nnief a sheet. In the course of three
- '"',t' da}'a ! vas afflicted with q strange ,
.irii" "t diai'rh"n. | had never felt anything
i tic knd hipi':; there was Il slight pain i'm
IL !!uad!" "i M stoma'h, attended with
rnrkinS pain toward the side of nv
'."f"rn went to the hotel proprietor AMI
'''rt where the water came from which ted
;r'2il'"n. He said, with great poll,sn">s,
iia' II was 'ha finest water in Great Britain
IL. morning the main waiter in the Eot re.
'Aii:"i 10 ihe: Sir. You had better 20 to- ,,
r'''i"il. Th" ara air seldom agree, with ..
;'''i.,ss"''- With many Strangers it tli,,sr"S
''''N rnu'h N"n willncvcr bc any b.t,nr s,, :,
'n5 ~ ,-oi stay here SO went ON ,n Lon !
or ihd IN a few hours was completely re +,
,2r':d TO heultl.-London Letter.
There are in Boston between sou md .au ,,
"esrocs who were born subjects Of the British
ruwn